BLAST takes off
Things are not going well for the astrophysics “balloonatics” at the bottom of the world. After weeks spent waiting for decent weather, their Balloon-Borne Large Aperture Submilimeter ...
First pictures of LHC magnet damage
Whilst trawling the web this morning I came across a few blog posts showing the first pictures of the damage caused by the magnet failure at CERN...
Seeing is believing
Good scientific visualizations can also have an educational role too...
NJP shines a light on cloaking
'Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic'...
An ethnic theory for plane crashes
The virtuoso author Malcolm Gladwell came to London for one day to present his new book
Adopt 'dual-track" policy on nuclear weapons, scientists tell Obama
I'll drop mine when you drop yours...
Even more physics on film
Now, it's Anton Zeilinger's turn to hit the silver screen...
Fermilab on film
What does it feel like to work for an organization that -- despite its considerable fame and all the talent it has nurtured over the years -- is about to be outclassed? A new film about life at Fer...
And the most popular cover is…
My favourite – a brilliant homage to Roy Lichtenstein – was runner up...
Einstein and Eddington film
There's a new film about Einstein and Eddington coming to UK television screens this Saturday...
